Commitment

Develop Sustainable healthy diet policy

Government / Dominican Republic

Ministry of public health

Partner organisations:
Multilateral organisations, including United Nations (UN) agencies: FAO, UNICEF
Country government at any administrative level: Ministry of Education, Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Presidency (SETESSAN)
Commitment made: 08 Dec 2021
Related event: 2021 Tokyo N4G Summit | 2021 UN Food Systems Summit
Targeted location (aggregate)

National -

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Commitment description

The Dominican republic is committed to develop and implement sustainable healthy diet policies in order to provide to the population and sectors related to nutrition and food systems, a regulatory frame work to improve the nutritional status of the population and achieve the national and global nutrition targets.

The Dominican Republic commits to:

Develop, update and implement the national food based dietary guidelines with the approach of life course and food systems by 2024

Develop and implement technical regulations and guidelines in order to improve the accesibility to healthy diet at schools by 2024

Develop and implement Front-of-package warning labeling regulation by 2024

Commitment goals

Develop and implement Front-of-package warning labeling regulation

  • Nutrition Action Classification: Policy > Food environment
  • Goal SMARTness index: High

Develop, update and implement the national food based dietary guidelines with the approach of life course and food systems

  • Nutrition Action Classification: Policy > Consumer knowledge
  • Goal SMARTness index: High

Develop and implement technical regulations and guidelines in order to improve the accesibility to healthy diet at schools

  • Nutrition Action Classification: Policy > Food environment
  • Goal SMARTness index: High

Global Nutrition Targets

Anaemia
Under-5 stunting
Under-5 wasting
Adult obesity
Adult diabetes
Under-5 overweight
Low birthweight
Exclusive breastfeeding
Salt/sodium intake

Nutrition Action Classification across all goals

Enabling

  • Financial
  • Operational
  • Leadership and governance
  • Research monitoring and data

Policy

  • Food environment
  • Food supply chain
  • Consumer knowledge
  • Nutrition care services

Impact

  • Undernutrition
  • Diet
  • Obesity and diet-related NCDs
  • Food and nutrition security

N4G themes covered by goals

  • Food
  • Health
  • Resilience
  • Data
  • Financing

Total funding and costs across all goals

Funders National Budget, Government of the Dominican Republic
Funding mechanism Public funds and non-refundable external cooperation
Cost secured Costs are partially secured
Total costs estimated Not been estimated / unknown

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